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Hotels, beaches and water parks, but where are the tourists? Inside North Korea’s vast — and nearly empty — new resort

As North Korea touts a new beach destination on its east coast, Pyongyang is quietly embracing its own brand of consumer culture.

My trip to North Korea's 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards and full of rules

Anastasia, one of the first Russian visitors to North Korea's new resort, tells of "immaculate" beaches, meaty meals and ...
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I visited North Korea's glitzy beach resort and I was shocked by what I discovered

A woman who visited North Korea's glitzy beach resort has opened up about what she experienced there. The seaside retreat, Wonsan Kalma, opened in June and is located on the country's east coast, near ...
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the current honeymoon with Russia

The Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, a sprawling seaside resort on North Korea's eastern seaboard, opened its doors this ...

North Korea bans ‘hamburger’ and ‘ice-cream’: Why Kim Jong Un is renaming common foods and entertainment

Tour guides at North Korea’s new Wonsan beach-side resort have reportedly been instructed to avoid English words popular in ...

Ice cream to hamburgers: Why these words may ‘crash land’ you in trouble in North Korea?

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has banned words like ice cream, hamburger, and karaoke, and has asked tour guides ...

Navy Seals botched mission to plant spy device in North Korea

US Navy Seals killed three North Koreans in a botched mission to plant a listening device to spy on Kim Jong-un.
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Hotels, beaches and water parks, but where are the tourists? Inside North Korea’s vast — and nearly empty — new resort

Miles of white sand, turquoise waters, and rows of pristine beachfront hotels line the shore at the newly built Wonsan-Kalma resort. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hopes the development will be his ...